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08-13-2008, 04:23 PM
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Gun laws in Montana
I want to relocate from CA to MT and I own a .38, I was wandering about the gun laws in MT. Do I have to register it in that state or...??
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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08-13-2008, 04:46 PM
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08-13-2008, 04:54 PM
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So I can just bring my gun into MT and I don't have to notify anybody? (Can you tell I have lived in CA all my life??  ) |
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08-13-2008, 05:00 PM
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Ummm...I lived in Montana from birth to about age 23, and I never knew about any gun laws in Montana....
As far as legal questions, though, you'd be best off contacting a police department should you end up moving here and asking them any questions you may have about laws that are different (and there are a lot of them). Saying "I read it was ok on city-data.com" isn't enough in Montana to avoid trouble if you get bad information....
I guess what I'm saying is do your homework. Montana is not highly regulated but they do have laws (sometimes weird ones) and do enforce them.
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08-13-2008, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bigtrees
Ummm...I lived in Montana from birth to about age 23, and I never knew about any gun laws in Montana....
As far as legal questions, though, you'd be best off contacting a police department should you end up moving here and asking them any questions you may have about laws that are different (and there are a lot of them). Saying "I read it was ok on city-data.com" isn't enough in Montana to avoid trouble if you get bad information....
I guess what I'm saying is do your homework. Montana is not highly regulated but they do have laws (sometimes weird ones) and do enforce them.
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I would surely do that, but I was just wondering if there was a standard that the locals knew about, just so I could look up specifics. Thanks again. |
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08-13-2008, 06:08 PM
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Welcome,
Bring your .38, but please leave California in California.
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08-13-2008, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Timberwolf232
Welcome,
Bring your .38, but please leave California in California.
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I live in a very rural mountain town in San Diego county. I love country living. The WHOLE point of leaving CA is to leave CA, I can't stand it here anymore. Too many laws, taxes, noses in your business, govt, and on and on. I want a place where you can live and let live. Do you think MT is for me?  |
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08-13-2008, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by hisgirl_2455
I live in a very rural mountain town in San Diego county. I love country living. The WHOLE point of leaving CA is to leave CA, I can't stand it here anymore. Too many laws, taxes, noses in your business, govt, and on and on. I want a place where you can live and let live. Do you think MT is for me? |
No. Southern California is Southern California. The county of San Diego has around 4 times the population of the entire state of Montana! The county land outside San Diego proper has two to three times the entire state. "Very rural" in southern California is a lot different than "very rural" by Montana standards. |
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08-13-2008, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bigtrees
No. Southern California is Southern California. The county of San Diego has around 4 times the population of the entire state of Montana! The county land outside San Diego proper has two to three times the entire state. "Very rural" in southern California is a lot different than "very rural" by Montana standards.
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Good, that sounds like exactly what I am looking for! I specifically looked up towns with a population of 1000 or less in MT. My town has population 1600. I am thinking Philipsburg, know about it? What do you think? As far as leaving CA in CA, can't wait to see this f'ed up state in my rear view mirror. |
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08-14-2008, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by hisgirl_2455
I live in a very rural mountain town in San Diego county. I love country living. The WHOLE point of leaving CA is to leave CA, I can't stand it here anymore. Too many laws, taxes, noses in your business, govt, and on and on. I want a place where you can live and let live. Do you think MT is for me? |
Where a person lives is what a person (or people) makes it. There are times to seek refuge and times to take control. Maybe a better question about a move is what time is it? |
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